James Wicks

James Wicks has extensive work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. James currently holds the position of EMEA Sales Director at Cogency Global Inc., a role they have held since February 2023. Prior to this, they served as a Sales Director at Esprow from October 2022 to January 2023.

Before their role at Esprow, James held various positions at Minesoft, starting as a Business Development Executive from May 2016 to January 2018. James then progressed to Sales Manager for EMEA and APAC from January 2018 to August 2019, followed by Head of Sales from August 2019 to July 2022, and Executive Director - Sales from July 2022 to September 2022.

James began their career at First Rate Exchange Services, where they worked from 2002 to 2009 in roles such as Cashier, Cash Centre Team Leader, and Operations Manager. James then joined Bupa Home Healthcare as a Consumer Sales Consultant from February 2009 to August 2012.

In 2012, James joined Capital On Tap as a Product Manager, a role they held until August 2014. Prior to this, they worked as a Business and Market Analyst at Richardson Lawrie Associates from September 2014 to April 2016.

Overall, James Wicks has a diverse range of experience in sales, business development, management, and analysis, with a strong focus on the EMEA region.

James Wicks completed their education at Strodes College from 2000 to 2002, where they obtained an AVCE with a grade of B, equivalent to two A Levels, in the field of Business. Prior to that, from 1995 to 2000, they attended Sunbury Mannor and achieved 9 GCSE's at A-C, with an A in Maths and a B in English. Later, in 2009, James enrolled at The Open University to pursue a BA degree in Politics, Philosophy & Economics. The duration of their studies at The Open University is not specified. In addition to their formal education, James obtained certifications in Tanker Ownership, Chartering and Operation, as well as LPG - Supply, Economics, Markets and International Trading - LP1, both from The Oxford Princeton Programme, in October and September of 2014 respectively.